Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
journal; magazine; periodical
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
untitled; titleless; without a title; no subject (email)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
improvised; impromptu; extemporaneous; off-the-cuff; ad-lib
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to take (be in) charge of